Rack for drying staves



May 25 192s. 1,585,752

C. `H. YOUNG RACK FOR DRYING sTAvEs May 25 1926.

C. H. YOUNG.

RACK FEDRYING sTAvEs Filed Ju ne 9' 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invenov': Wa/renc HYOuW/g. 2a u May 25 1926.

. C. H. YOUNG RACK FOR DRYING sTAvEs Z5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 9, 1925 Patented May z5, 1926.

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CLARENCE H. YOUNG, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

RACK FOR DRYING STAVES.

Application iled June 9, 1925.

My invention relates to racks and particularly but not exclusively to one for holding staves undergoing the process ot drying in a kiln.

My invention will be best understood from the following description when read in light of the accompanying drawings showing one specific embodiment of my invention selected for illustrative purposes, while the scope ot my invention will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective of the assembled rack;

Fig. 2 is a perspective ot the rack;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section oi' the .rack constructed according to Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 Ais a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and v Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 oi Fig.

of Vthe main trame Referring to the drawings, the base or chassis of the rack is 'formed of twosuperimposed rectangular frames, the upper frame comprising the end angle irons 1 and the side angle irons 3, and the lower trame comprising the end angle irons 5 and the side angle irons 7. The angle Iirons 1 as clearly shown in the drawings have their upper webs arranged horizontally and theirlower webs vertically, while the angle irons 5 have their upper webs arranged vertically and their lower webs horizontally. The vertical webs ot the angle irons '1 and 5 at their ends are riveted to plates 9 which extend beyond the ends ot the angle Iirons and have secured thereto, as for lexample by removable bolts, angle irons 11 forming posts at the ,tour corners of the rack. rlhe angle irons 3 and 7 each have one web arranged horizontally and riveted to the horizontal webs of the angle irons 1 and 5. Midway the length ot' the angle irons 3 and 7 are two pair of superimposed. angle irons 13 and 15 arranged similarly to the angle irons l and 5 and riveted at their ends to the horizontal webs of the angle irons 3 and 7. f

Extending lengthwise ot the rack beneath the angle irons 5 and 15 are angle irons 17 having their upper webs horizontally positioned and riveted to the horizontal webs of the angle irons 5 and 15. Bracing the angle irons 13 and 15 to each other are short vertical angle irons 19, one ot the websot Serial No. 35,910.

each being riveted to the vertical webs of the angle irons 13 and 15. As best shown by Figs. 3 and 4 the angle irons 17 carry journals 21 which supportthe opposite end portions ot' the axles 23 carrying wheels resting on the tracks 27.

It will be noted that the angle irons 5 and 1 secured. together at their ends by means ot the plates 9, and the angle irons 13 and 1.5 secured together by means including the angle irons 19, form structural steel girders having vertical webs and upper and lower horizontal webs to which horizontal. webs the angle irons 3, 7 and 17 are secured.

At their upper ends' thet-wo posts 11 at each side o-t the rack carry angle irons 29 arranged with their lowermost webs positioned horizontally and with their vertical webs riveted to the inside webs of the posts. Near their'lower ends the two posts 11 at each side ot the rack carry angle irons 31 arranged with their upper webs positioned horizontally and their vertical webs riveted to the inside web of the post.

The rack carries removable `unitary side members comprising vertical angle irons 33 arranged in pairs back to back so as to form T-shaped structures. Atopposite ends the angle irons 33 are riveted to the vertical webs of angle irons 35, the` horizontal webs of the angle irons 35 forming the upper and lower edges of the side members and itting between the horizontal webs ot the angle irons 29 and 31. For further bracing the angle irons angle irons 37 are provided which are arranged with their upper webs vertical and their lowery webs horizontal, the vertical webs resting against and being riveted to the angle irons 33. The posts carry angle irons 38 thevertical webs of which are riveted or bolted to the posts and the upper horizontal webs of which forni shelves on which the lower horizontal webs of the angle irons 37 rest. After the side walls are placed in position the vert-ical webs of t-he angle irons 35 and 37 arel bolted to the vertical webs of the posts 11.

For bracing the side walls I form a removable top frame comprising the end angle irons 39 and the side angle irons 41, these angle iron-s having their upper webs positioned horizontally and being riveted to gether at the corners, rigidity being secured by means ot diagonal braces 43. s best illustrated in Fig. 5 the 'vertical webs the lli@ of the angle iron 45, the horizontal Webs oi the angle irons d5 and 47 being riveted together, and the Vertical Webs oit the angle irons if? 'forming the outside edges ol the lio r. lllhen the door is placed in position the vertical Webs ot the angle irons el? rei-t on the horizontal Webs ofthe pair ot angle irons 3 fitting between the two vertical Webs oi the latter. For increasing the rigidity ot the base and for supporting the floor l may provide the spaced angle irons t9 arranged with one web Vvertical and With their horizontal webs at the ends ot the angle irons resting upon the horizontal Webs ot the angle irons l. The vertical Webs ot the angle irons ett) are notched as is indicated at 51 in Fig. 3 for receiving the vertical Webs ot' the angle irons eo.

ln operation the stares are loaded on the rack and the rack is run along the track to the kiln, the dryingv medium passing upwardly through lthe bottom ot the rack to` Wares the top. lP or guiding the gases l have provided battles in tne ,torni ot plates 53 which as illustrated in Figs. 3 and l may be secured to the angle irons i5 at opposite ends ot the rack. lt will be observed that tho lloor and sido walls oit the rack are so jl'ornufd as to `provide a roticulatod structure which permits thc gases to llow Without ina terial obstructitnil lt. will be obserred that the side Wallsw the top iframe1r the tloor`r and the base may be made substantially independently as relat-irelr .'thiu lat sided integral structuros1 e o; my in- Ye made there the spirit ot ers, Wheels cari ed by saidchassis7 al recticulated iloor on said chassis, Walls at opposite sides of said floor termed ot spaced vertical members, and bracing means connectingr the upper portions of said ialls.

2. A stave drying rack comprising` in coinbination7 a reticulated loor formed otl spaced angle irons, a Wall formed ot spaced vertical angle irons at the sides ot said tloor` and a Wheeled support for said rack beneath said ioor.

3. A stave drying rack comprisingl a floor formed of spaced members extending; lengthwise and crosswise of said rack Wheels carried by said Hoor, side walls formed ot spaced Vertical members, and bracing' 1nenibers between the upper ends ot said side Walls.

4. A stare drying rack having a chassis comprising superimposed rectangular 'trames formed of structural steel members at the ends and sides ot said frames, means connecting each frame to the other to form a rigid girder structure, posts at each corner of said chassis reticulated side Walls carried by aid posts, and ay recticulated floor carried by the uppermost of said trames.

5. A stave drying rack having a char-sis comprising superimposed rectangular frames formed ot structural steel members at thel ends and sides ot' said frames, means connectiirgl each 'trame to the other to Alorm a rigid girder structure, posts at each corner ot said chassis, reticulated side walls carried by said posts7 a reticulated l'loor carried by the uppermost of said trames, and wheels carried by the lowermost ot said trames.

6. A stave drying rack having;` a chassis comprising` superimposed rectangular trames formed of structural steel members at the ends and sides oit said trames, means connecting;v each frame to the other to ilorin ar rigid girdcr structure, posts at e: .3h corner ot said chassis, bracing` members carried by the upper portions ot said posts, roticulatod sido Walls carried by said posts7 and a ret rulated iioor carried by the uppermost ot said trames.

7. f5 stare drying rack haring; a chassis com prisinpr superimposed rectangular 'tra mcs formed o'l structural steel members :il (he ends and sides ol' said binnes` inea f nectin'Y each trameto the other to torni rigd der structure, goetN at the cornfV of said chassis, a rectai traine Cerri bythe upper portions ot d id oost7 reticulated .l by sain oosts, and a. reticulated iloo Y by the uppermost opt said superimpozfcd rectangular trames.

8. AVA stare drying rac-l; comprising in (our bination, a reticulated licor, posts aty the con ners olf said door, structural steel members carried above said door by said posts at the upper and lower portions of said posts and having horizontal Webs extending outward y from said posts, side Walls comprising spaced Vertical members carried at opposite HUT Sil end portions by structural steel members having horizontal webs extending outwardly from said vertical members, and the horizontal webs of said structural steel members of said side walls being carried by the horizontal webs of said members carried by said posts.

9. A stave drying rack comprising in combination, a reticulated floor, posts at the corners ot said iioor, structural steel members carried above said Hoor by said posts at the upper and lower portions of said posts and having horizontal webs extending outwardly from said posts, side walls comprising spaced vertical members carried at opposite end portions by structural steel members having horizontal webs extending outwardly from said vertical members, and the horizontal webs oi said structural steel members oi said side walls fitting between the horizontal webs of said members carried by said posts.

10. A stave drying rack comprising in combination, a reticulated floor, posts at the corners of said Hoor, means bracing the upper ends of said posts, structural steel members carried above said floor by said posts at the lower portions of said posts and having horizontal webs extending` outwardly 'trom said posts, side walls comprising vertical members held in spaced relation by means including structural steel members having horizontal webs extending outwardly from said vertical members, and the horizontal webs of said structural steel members oi' said side walls resting upon the horizontal webs of said structural steel members carried by said posts.

11. A stave drying rack comprising a chassis having at opposite sides thereof longitudinally extending members, a floor supported on said chassis, said floor comprising structural steeel members at the sides of said chassis, said last mentioned members having vertical webs resting on said longitudinally extending members and having horizontal webs carrying spaced members extending from one side of said floor to the other.

12. A stave drying rack comprising a chassis having at opposite sides thereof longitudinally extending angle irons with vertically and horizontally positioned webs, the horizontal webs of the respective angle irons extending toward each other, a Hoor comprising a pair oi' angle irons at the side thereof having vertical webs resting on the horizontal webs of said longitudinally extending angle irons, and said floor having spaced members carried by the horizontal webs of said angle irons at the sides of said floor and extending from one angle iron of said floor to the other.

13. A stave drying rack comprising a chassis having at opposite sides thereof longitudinally extending angle irons with vertically and horizontally positioned webs, the

vhorizontal webso'f the res )ective angle irons extending toward each other, a Hoor comprising ya pair oiangle irons at the side thereof having vertical webs resting on the horizontal webs of said rlongitudinally extending angle irons, said angle irons of said iioor having horizontal webs which extend toward each other, spaced angle irons extending from one angle iron of said floor to the other, said spaced angle irons having horizontal webs secured to the under side of the horizontal webs of said irst mentioned angle irons of said floor.

14. A stave drying rack comprising a chassis having at opposite sides thereoflongitudinally extending angle irons `with vertically -and horizontally positionedwebs, the

horizontal webs of the respective angle irons extending toward each other, a floor comprising a pair of angle irons at the side thereof having vertical webs resting on the horizontal webs of said longitudinally extending angle irons, said angle irons of said iioor having horizontal webs which extend toward each other, spaced angle irons extending from one angle iron of said floor to the other, said spaced angle irons having horizontal webs secured to the under side of the horizontal webs of the said iirst mentioned angle irons of said floor, spaced angle irons carried by said chassis at right angles to said spaced angle irons of said floor and having vertical webs notched to engage the vertical webs of said spaced angle irons of said floor.

15. A stave drying rack comprising a substantially rectangular chassis having at opposite sides thereof structural steel girders each with horizontal top and bottom webs, spaced angle irons with horizontal webs carried by said horizontal webs of said girders at the end and intermediate portions of said girders, wheels for said chassis, and `iournals for said wheels carried by said angle irons carried at the intermediate portions of said girders.

16. A stave drying rock comprising a substantially rectangular chassis having at opposite sides thereoi1 structural steel girders each including apair of parallel angle irons arranged one above the other with a web of each positioned horizontally, spaced angle irons with horizontal webs carried by said horizontal webs of said girders at the end and intermediate portions of said girders, wheels for said chassis and journals for said wheels carried by said angle irons carried at the intermediate portions of said girders.

17. A stave drying rack comprising a substantially rectangular chassis having at opposite sides thereof structural steel girders each including a pair of parallel angle irons arranged one above the other with a web olf each positioned horizontally and with their Vertical Webs extending toward each other, spaced angle irons with horizontal Webs Carried by said horizontal vWebs of said girders at the end and intermediate portions of said girders, Wheels for said Chassis, and journals for said Wheels carried by said angle irons carried at the intermediate portions of said girders.

18. A stave drying rack comprising a retioulated floor and retioulat'ed side Walls, means supporting said fioor in elevated position, and baffles beneath said floor for directing the dryingmedium toward said floor.

19. In a stave drying rack, a chassis hav ing' an upper and-a lower frame, said trames being rigidly secured together, supporting Wheels carried by said lower frame, and a retieulated floor on said upper frame above the tops o-:t said Wheels.

20. A stave drying rack having in coinbination, a reticulated unitary floor, a chassis removably supporting said floor, wheels carried by said Chassis beneath said fioor, and side members for supporting the staves against lateral displacement relative to said fioor carried by said Chassis.

21. A stave drying rack having in oombination, a retieulated floor, side members for supporting the staves against lateral displacementrelative to said ioor,and Wheels for said rack beneath said Hoor.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CLARENCE H. YOUNG. 

